{"id":239690,"date":"2026-05-04T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:25:32","slug":"most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Most affordable new M5 MacBook Air drops to new low at $949 ($150 off), more up to $219 off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/2026\/05\/04\/most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off\/\">Most affordable new M5 MacBook Air drops to new low at $949 ($150 off), more up to $219 off<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/2026\/05\/04\/most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off\/\">https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/2026\/05\/04\/most-affordable-new-m5-macbook-air-drops-to-new-low-at-949-150-off-more-up-to-219-off\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-04 06:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5toys.com\">9to5toys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"product-deal-tag__savings-amount\">$219 off<\/span><span class=\"product-deal-tag__separator\">\/<\/span><span class=\"product-deal-tag__price\">M5 Air<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The MacBook Air deals are rolling on ahead of Mother\u2019s Day this year, and alongside some special offers from B&#038;H (detailed below), Amazon has, for the most part, had a lock on the most affordable new M5 MacBook Air model \u2013 the Silver, Midnight, and Sky Blue models have now dropped a touch lower to <strong>$949 shipped<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1207341\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amazon is now offering the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD down at <strong>$949 shipped<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now live on almost all colors (the Starlight is only $1 more anyway), you\u2019re looking at a straight up $150 off on the regularly $1,099 machine and the best price we have tracked to date on the most affordable model in the new lineup. We tracked this one at $149 off more than a few times, but this is the first time we have seen this many color options at a straight up $150 off the list price via Amazon. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This deal is, by and large, available across the lineup right now, just be sure to pay close attention to some of the special bundle offers we caught over at B&#038;H \u2013 they are still live and delivering over $200 in savings on select 15-inch configurations:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-m5-macbook-air\">M5 MacBook Air:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13-inch M5 MacBook Air 16GB\/512GB from\u00a0<strong>$949<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,099)<\/li>\n<li>13-inch M5 MacBook Air 16GB\/1TB from\u00a0<strong>$1,149<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,299)<\/li>\n<li>13-inch M5 MacBook Air 24GB\/1TB from\u00a0<strong>$1,349<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,499)<\/li>\n<li>15-inch M5 MacBook Air 16GB\/512GB from\u00a0<strong>$1,149<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,299)<\/li>\n<li>15-inch M5 MacBook Air 16GB\/1TB from\u00a0<strong>$1,349<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,499)<\/li>\n<li>15-inch M5 MacBook Air 24GB\/1TB from\u00a0<strong>$1,549<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,699)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-m5-macbook-air-b-amp-h-bundle-offers\">M5 MacBook Air B&#038;H bundle offers:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15-inch M5 MacBook Air 24GB\/1TB\u00a0<strong>$1,499<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,719)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With 70W USB-C Power Adapter upgrade included ($20 value)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>15-inch M5 MacBook Air 24GB\/1TB\u00a0<strong>$1,499<\/strong>\u00a0(Reg. $1,719)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter upgrade included ($20 value)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Apple-weekend-Mothers-Day-deals.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/MacBook-Neo-deals.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/AirPods-Max-2-deals.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/M3-iPad-Air.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/AirPods-Black-Friday-deals-AirPods-Pro-3.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Apple-Watch-Series-11-best-price.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Toys as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5toys.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Toys as a preferred source on Google\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. 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